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Wayland approves $112.9 million budget and $38.6 million water project

WAYLAND — May 4, 2026 — Wayland Town Meeting approves $112.9M budget and authorizes $38.6M for new water plant. Voters passed the fiscal 2027 operating budget 256-19, a 4.6 percent increase, and approved borrowing up to $38.6 million for a Happy Hollow water treatment facility and MWRA

Boys tennis sweeps the week as Warriors trade blowouts across the spring slate

Boys tennis ran the table at Wayland High School with a 3-0 week, capped by a 5-0 shutout at Cambridge Rindge & Latin and a 3-2 home squeaker over Acton-Boxborough. Boys volleyball matched the surge, sweeping Waltham/Weston 3-0 and winning 3-1 at Acton-Boxborough on Thursday, while girls lacrosse

Boys tennis sweeps three, capped by 5-0 rout of Cambridge

Boys tennis ran the table at Wayland High School with a 3-0 week, capped by a 5-0 shutout at Cambridge Rindge & Latin and a 3-2 home squeaker over Acton-Boxborough. Boys volleyball matched the surge, sweeping Waltham/Weston 3-0 and winning 3-1 at Acton-Boxborough on Thursday, while girl…

Wayland School Committee withdraws backing for $200,000 Holiday Road study

WAYLAND — April 29, 2026 — Wayland School Committee reverses course and withdraws support for the $200,000 Holiday Road study. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to drop its co-sponsorship of Article 16 after residents Jim Van Sciver and Chris Memoli warned the appraisal and engineering work would "be the

Wayland Planning Board approves Dunkin'/Jimmy John's patio seating 5-0

WAYLAND — April 29, 2026 — Wayland Planning Board approves Dunkin'/Jimmy John's patio and moves to block Select Board appeals article. The board voted 5-0 to grant site-plan approval for 14 outdoor seats at 289 Boston Post Road, conditioned on confirming wastewater capacity, showing the trash

League forum previews $38.6 million Wayland water plant vote

WAYLAND — April 29, 2026 — Wayland officials pitch $38.6 million water plant ahead of Monday town meeting. At the League of Women Voters issues forum, DPW Vice Chair Mike Wagenbarrow told residents none of Wayland's permitted water sources will meet the EPA's new 4-parts-per-

Wayland CIPC finalizes addendum recording split vote on Holiday Road article

WAYLAND — April 29, 2026 — Wayland capital committee will tell town meeting it cannot recommend the Holiday Road acquisition article. The Capital Improvement Planning Committee unanimously approved a second addendum to its fiscal 2027-2031 report documenting that a motion to recommend Article 16 had failed on a 2-2 vote,

Wayland Energy Committee scrambles after sustainability director's sudden exit

WAYLAND — April 28, 2026 — Wayland's Energy and Climate Committee learned its sustainability director had quit the day before, throwing key projects into limbo. Chair Ellen Tone told members April 28 that Julie Gagen's last day was April 27 and that Town Manager Mike is planning a

Wayland design board endorses Town House cafe signage package

WAYLAND — April 28, 2026 — Wayland design board unanimously backs signage and lighting for new Town House cafe. The Design Review Advisory Board voted 3-0 Tuesday to recommend approval of the sign, lighting and landscaping plan for Town House Cafe and Bistro, a boutique restaurant being built into the historic

Wayland Select Board approves charge for 25 Holiday Road advisory committee

WAYLAND — April 27, 2026 — Wayland Select Board unanimously approves seven-member advisory committee for 25 Holiday Road site study. The 5-0 vote, contingent on Town Meeting approval of $200,000 under Article 16 on May 4, charges the panel with reviewing professionals' findings on the 13.72-acre